Veterinary obstetrical instrument.



No. 655,257. Patented Aug. 7, I900.

J. MARKUS.

VETERINARY OBSTETRICAL INSTRUMENT.

(Application filed Apr. 13, 1900.

(No Model.)

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB MARKUS, OF HARRISON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

VETERINARY OBSTETRICAL INSTRUMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,257, dated August 7, 1900.

Application filed April 13, 1900.

To ctZZ whom/tit may concern.-

Be it known that I, J ACOB MARKUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harrison, in the county of Douglas and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Obstetrical Instruments;

and I do declare the following to be a full,-

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in obstetrical instruments; and it consists in two pivoted spring-actuated hollow levers, through which the delivery-cord is passed, combined with thecord, and a locking mechanism placed between the outer ends of the levers, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

Figures 1 and 2 represent side elevations of a device embodying my invention, one showing the parts closed and the other the parts opened. I v

A represents two straight smooth tapering hollow levers, which are provided at their inner ends with the curved handles 13. These levers are loosely connected together,so as to have an opening-and-closing movement in relation to each other by means of the plates 0, which are placed at an angle to each other, and which plates are fastened rigidly to the levers, but are pivoted together at their inner ends. Between the inner ends of the handles is placed a suitable spring D for keeping the levers normally closetogether. Between the inner ends of the levers are placed the two links G, one of which has aspring I-I coiled around the pivot by whichit is secured to the handle, and which links are intended to lock the levers in a closed position, so that no pull upon the levers will cause them to open and so as to enable the instrument to be used with one hand. 'The inner ends of the links are so formed that they readily fold together in order to allow. the outer ends of the two levers A to be separated and as the levers close to move backward in a straight Serial No. 12,711. (No model.)

line, so as toform a safe and efiective lock to be formed at the outer ends of the levers then, but because it is easier and less cruel upon the little animal to which it is applied.

After the loop has been placed around the animals neck and after the levers have been allowed to close and before drawing the cords up tight the instrument should be turned or twisted one-half way around, which will cause the loop to cross at the outer ends of the levers, as shown in Fig. 1, and when drawn up tight will cause the levers to draw toward each other instead of separating. The young animals head will be caught in the loop formed at the outer ends of the levers, and then by contracting the loop at the outer ends of the levers by pulling upon the loop at its opposite endand where it extends through the levers the animal is extracted.

Having thus described my invention, I

claimshown.

JACOB ARK -Js. I 

